Knackered old Porsche with loads of miles - 996 content
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jke11y said:
crofty1984 said:
poppopbangbang said:
Get stuff that couldn't be flown or had missed the flight to the other side of Europe as close to how quickly a plane could do it as was reasonably possible. It does that well.
What? We need more detail on that! Immediately.poppopbangbang said:
Any cost from abusing it pales into insignificance when compared to it's fuel use. Assuming 22MPG it has chewed through over £50K of fuel 
Epic car, best thread but can I ask you about this???Is that £50k PA or over 17 years? If 17 years than that's only £3k PA...
king laugh!?!
Probably the most interesting thread I've read on PistonHeads in a while - not least because I do a whole LOT of miles myself and often transporting items that are also valuable.
Fascinating read and really very grateful that you've shared as much as you have - particularly about the fuelling solution you use.
Couple of questions for you:
- Who manufactures the fuel tanks you use and which brand/model of pump?
- How did you check the structural integrity of the wheels you installed - I take it they were X-Rayed? Who offers this service?
- Do you know how to improve water resilience to essential electronics? I appreciate that placing important connections above chest height is a smart idea, but insulating the connectors themselves is very important.
- How many miles do a set of tyres give you? Roughly..
- I read that you'd uprated your lights - do you have a link to the Porsche forum describing how?
- Do you run standard seats and how comfy are they?
And finally....
- Do you wear specific clothing given the nature of what you're doing - fire retardant inc a helmet?
Thanks for posting the thread up.
Fascinating read and really very grateful that you've shared as much as you have - particularly about the fuelling solution you use.
Couple of questions for you:
- Who manufactures the fuel tanks you use and which brand/model of pump?
- How did you check the structural integrity of the wheels you installed - I take it they were X-Rayed? Who offers this service?
- Do you know how to improve water resilience to essential electronics? I appreciate that placing important connections above chest height is a smart idea, but insulating the connectors themselves is very important.
- How many miles do a set of tyres give you? Roughly..
- I read that you'd uprated your lights - do you have a link to the Porsche forum describing how?
- Do you run standard seats and how comfy are they?
And finally....
- Do you wear specific clothing given the nature of what you're doing - fire retardant inc a helmet?
Thanks for posting the thread up.
C7 JFW said:
Probably the most interesting thread I've read on PistonHeads in a while - not least because I do a whole LOT of miles myself and often transporting items that are also valuable.
Fascinating read and really very grateful that you've shared as much as you have - particularly about the fuelling solution you use.
Couple of questions for you:
- Who manufactures the fuel tanks you use and which brand/model of pump?
- How did you check the structural integrity of the wheels you installed - I take it they were X-Rayed? Who offers this service?
- Do you know how to improve water resilience to essential electronics? I appreciate that placing important connections above chest height is a smart idea, but insulating the connectors themselves is very important.
- How many miles do a set of tyres give you? Roughly..
- I read that you'd uprated your lights - do you have a link to the Porsche forum describing how?
- Do you run standard seats and how comfy are they?
And finally....
- Do you wear specific clothing given the nature of what you're doing - fire retardant inc a helmet?
Thanks for posting the thread up.
Main tank is standard Porsche with an AFS bag, secondary tank is ATL saver cell with an AFS bag. AFS foam in both. Collector in the main tank is from an 06 STR, lift pumps from an 09 Brawn, transfer pump is the largest Facet solid state they do as these don't mind running dry and control is via a timed relay that drops the pump off after a fixed period of time. Fascinating read and really very grateful that you've shared as much as you have - particularly about the fuelling solution you use.
Couple of questions for you:
- Who manufactures the fuel tanks you use and which brand/model of pump?
- How did you check the structural integrity of the wheels you installed - I take it they were X-Rayed? Who offers this service?
- Do you know how to improve water resilience to essential electronics? I appreciate that placing important connections above chest height is a smart idea, but insulating the connectors themselves is very important.
- How many miles do a set of tyres give you? Roughly..
- I read that you'd uprated your lights - do you have a link to the Porsche forum describing how?
- Do you run standard seats and how comfy are they?
And finally....
- Do you wear specific clothing given the nature of what you're doing - fire retardant inc a helmet?
Thanks for posting the thread up.
Wheels were xrayed. There are many, many companies that offer NDT services for motorsport and aerospace that can do this.
As above the coils are potted onto a loom so there is no connector on the coil itself. These terminate into a 6 way Autosport on the top of each cylinder head which carries power and trigger to the coils. Loom and connector is finished to Deutsh spec so that is all it needs to be enviromentaly sealed. Everything else is standard Porsche bar the throttle body which is on a later spec connector.
15K ish from a set, it depends on use.
Lights are H7 package CREE LEDs from their motorsport/LMP catalogue. They fit as per the standard bulbs. The reflectors have been cut down slightly to reduce the scatter/spill.
Yes standard seats precisely because they are comfy.
Jeans a t-shirt mainly. You'd look a bit of a cock rocking up at the Eurotunnel in three layers of Nomex and a lid!
My dad tells stories of how he used to do overnight runs from Surrey to Coventry and back in a Renault Dauphine in the early 1960s to pick up Coventry Climax race engines, which he brought back in the space usually occupied by the rear seat. He'll enjoy reading this thread.
Thanks for sharing the details of your car. A great advert for Porsche really.
Thanks for sharing the details of your car. A great advert for Porsche really.
poppopbangbang said:
Main tank is standard Porsche with an AFS bag, secondary tank is ATL saver cell with an AFS bag. AFS foam in both. Collector in the main tank is from an 06 STR, lift pumps from an 09 Brawn, transfer pump is the largest Facet solid state they do as these don't mind running dry and control is via a timed relay that drops the pump off after a fixed period of time.
Please tell me I'm reading this right and that you're using ex-F1 race car parts in your car. That is all kinds of awesome.
Theophany said:
Please tell me I'm reading this right and that you're using ex-F1 race car parts in your car. That is all kinds of awesome.
Well you use what you have to hand.There are pics further up the thread of collector and pumps, although they might be the old spec lifts which were 2000 BAR.
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